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The first half was an uneventful and cagey affair between two evenly matched sides.

The Imps made a bright start and enjoyed plenty of possession in the early exchanges, but Gilmartin was not called into action while opposite number Josh Vickers had only one save to make, which led to United taking the lead.

It was a poor goal from a defensive point of view as Kent was able to meet a corner on the volley. Vickers got down well to his right to keep it out, but Kent reacted quickest to the rebound and forced the ball home from inside the six-yard box.

The Imps had an early chance in the second half but Bruno Andrade’s drive was inadvertently blocked by teammate Anderson.

John Akinde battles for the ball against Colchester (Image: Andrew Vaughan/CameraSport)

Other than that there was little for the travelling fans to get excited about as the sides continued to cancel each other out.

With 15 minutes to go, Danny Cowley made his first changes of the afternoon aas Matt Rhead and Matt Green replaced Andrade and Shay McCartan.

The first save of the half did not come until nine minutes from time when Ryan Jackson’s long-range drive was beaten away by Vickers.

The Imps had one final opportunity in the eighth and final minute of added time when Tom Pett was fouled around 20 yards from goal. Michael O’Connor’s free-kick was on target, but Gilmartin palmed it away just before the final whistle was blown.